Dhola | |
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Census Town | |
  Dhola Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Dhola Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°02′19″N88°17′52″E / 22.0385°N 88.2979°E /22.0385; 88.2979 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD block | Kulpi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.65 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,804 |
| • Density | 3,520/km2 (9,110/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743399 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Mathurapur (SC) |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kulpi |
| Website | www |
Dhola is acensus town and agram panchayat within the jurisdiction of theKulpi police station in theKulpiCD block in theDiamond Harbour subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of theHooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level.Archaeological excavations atDeulpota andHarinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[3][4][5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Dhola is located at22°02′19″N88°17′52″E / 22.0385°N 88.2979°E /22.0385; 88.2979.
According to the2011 Census of India, Dhola had a total population of 5,804, of which 2,952 (51%) were males and 2,852 (49%) were females. There were 1,010 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Dhola was 3,577 (74.61% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Dholahat police station covers an area of 312.67 km2. It has jurisdiction over parts of the Kulpi,Mathurapur I,Kakdwip andPatharpratima CD blocks.[7][8]
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Dhola covered an area of 1.652 km2. Among the civic amenities, the protected water supply involved over head tank. It had 418 domestic electric connections. Among the educational facilities it had were 2 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 senior secondary school and 1 general degree college. Three important commodities it produced werezari work, pottery,sholapith products.[9]
A short stretch of local roads link Dhola to theNational Highway 12.[10]
Karanjali railway station is located nearby.[10]
Dhola Mahavidyalaya, established in 2009, is affiliated with theUniversity of Calcutta. It offers honours courses in Bengali, English, history and geography, and a general course in arts.[11][12]
Dhola High School is a Bengali-medium, coeducational higher secondary school, established in 1936. It has arrangements for teaching from class IV to class XII.[13]
Kulpi Block Primary Health Centre atKulpi, with 15 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Kulpi CD block.[14]
